Assessment is any feedback that allows you to see the extend of your learning is a form of assessment. There are two types of assessment. Formative assessment is attempts to measure learning as it is forming as it is happening” (Rystand, 2013). I have been in classroom setting where the professor is lecturing the class of the lesson that is being taught. At the end he or she may ask “Are there any questions?” If the students don’t respond, then the professor will assume that they have exceeded teaching the lesson that is being taught. A summative assessment attempts to sum up learning that has already been taught. A great example would be chapter test, unit, and final test are different forms of summative assessments.
In my opinion, both types of assessments are important in the classroom. They both help the teacher to know if the students are understanding what is being taught in the class. From my learning experience as an associate teacher, it was my responsibility to make sure the student understood what was being taught in the class by giving an exit ticket and a simple homework assignment. “In short, formative assessment is used to inform future practice” (Newman, 2013). I also think that the form these two assessments can help the teacher identify who needs more help on what lessons and maybe even find a different approach of teaching the lesson so that students will be able to grasp the information better.
